Technical Architect – DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure & CI/CD

TITLE: Technical Architect – DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure & CI/CD

POSITION TYPE: Full Time

LOCATION: Frisco, TX (Onsite)

ABOUT WorldLink:

WorldLink is a rapidly growing information technology company at the forefront of the tech transformation. From custom software development to cloud hosting, from big data to cognitive computing, we help companies harness and leverage today’s most cutting-edge digital technologies to create value and grow.

Collaborative. Respectful. Work hard Play hard. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at WorldLink. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning.

We take pride in our employees and their future with continued growth and career advancement. We put TEAM first. We are a competitive group that like to win. We're grounded by humility and driven by ambition. We're passionate, and we love tough problems and new challenges. You don't hear a lot of "I don't know how" or "I can't" at WorldLink. If you are passionate about what you do and having fun while doing it; tired of rigid and strict work environments and would like to work in a non-bureaucratic startup cultural environment, WorldLink may be the place for you.

For more information about our craft, visit https://worldlink-us.com .

WHO we’re looking for:

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Technical Architect with deep expertise in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, and CI/CD. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will architect, design, and guide the development of our flagship assets and IP. You will ensure our solutions are built to the highest standards and be instrumental in taking them to market. Your ability to mentor young talent and articulate complex technical solutions to a non-technical audience will be key to your success.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and cost-effective multi-cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP.
  
• Architect and own the end-to-end CI/CD pipeline, leveraging Jenkins, Lightspeed ensuring rapid, reliable, and automated deployments to production and marketplace environments.
  
• Define Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) standards using tools like Terraform, Ansible   and enforce best practices across the team.
  
• Lead the technical design of applications for the AWS Marketplace and GCP Marketplace, ensuring they meet all platform-specific requirements.
  
• Familiar with TOGAF or other architectural methodologies,experience in employing a reference architecture-based solution development approach.
  

• Serve as the primary technical mentor for a team of interns and junior engineers, providing day-to-day guidance, code reviews, and architectural oversight.
  
• Develop training materials and lead workshops on cloud technologies, DevOps principles, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and security.
  
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and engineering excellence.
  

• Act as a technical expert during pre-sales, partnering with the sales team to understand customer needs and demonstrate the value of our solutions.
  
• Lead compelling technical presentations, product demonstrations, and proof-of-concepts (POCs) for potential customers.
  
• Create high-quality technical content (architecture diagrams, whitepapers, blog posts) and represent WorldLink at industry events.
  

Required Experience and Education:

• 5-10 years of progressive experience in software development (e.g., Java, JavaScript, React, Node.js), DevOps, and cloud infrastructure.
  

• At least 3 years in an architect or lead engineer role.
  

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
  
• Proven expertise in designing and deploying applications on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM) and GCP (Cloud Run, GKE, BigQuery, Cloud IAM).
  
• Deep, hands-on experience building enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodeSuite.
  
• Hands experience in building   automated testing frameworks for unit, SIT and UAT testing within the CI/CD pipeline.
  
• Mastery of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform (preferred) , Ansible or similar tools.
  
• Strong knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
  
• Experience in building applications which are “secure by design” with encryption, IAM integration (SSO, MFA, RBAC), vulnerability scanning, and compliance readiness (SOC2, Fed Ramp) etc.
  
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python,.) and a solid understanding of cloud networking and security.
  
• A proven track record of mentoring junior developers and a passion for teaching.
  

Ideal Candidate Will Also Have:

• Direct experience publishing solutions on the AWS Marketplace and/or GCP Marketplace.
  
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to both engineers and business stakeholders.
  
• A customer-centric mindset and experience in a pre-sales or customer-facing technical role.
  
• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect).
  

• Self-motivated individual with the ability to thrive in a team-based or independent environment.
  
• Detail-oriented with strong organization and reporting skills.
  
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Limited supervision and the exercise of discretion.
  

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by contract employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the contract employee is occasionally required to stand, clean, crawl, kneel, sit, sort, hold, squat, stoop, stand, twist the body, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs or ladders and scaffolding, talk or hear, and lift up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include ability to distinguish the nature of objects by using the eye. Operate a computer keyboard and view a video display terminal between 50% - 95% of work time, including prolonged periods of time. Requires considerable (90%+) work utilizing high visual acuity/detail, numeric/character distinction, and moderate hand/finger dexterity.

Performs work under time schedules and stress which are normally periodic or cyclical, including time sensitive deadlines, intellectual challenge, some language barriers, and project management deadlines. May require working additional time beyond normal schedule and periodic travel.

WHAT we’ll bring:

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-competitive benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• Medical Plans
  
• Dental Plans
  
• Vision Plan
  
• Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  
• Short-Term Disability
  
• Long-Term Disability
  
• Critical Illness/ Accident/ Hospital Indemnity/ Identity Theft Protection
  
• 401(k)
  

WHAT you should know:

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. WorldLink is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All employment at WorldLink is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We endeavor to continue our footprint as a diverse organization by highlighting opportunities for all people.  WorldLink considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, (including pregnancy and gender identity), age, national origin, political affiliation, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. People with disabilities who need assistance with any part of the application process should contact us.

This job description is designed to cover the main responsibilities and duties of the role but is not designed to be a comprehensive list of all.